How ocean bacterium turns carbon into fuel
Date: 10.3.2010
Researchers have uncovered details about how cyanobacteria, one of the most abundant organisms on earth, digest carbon. These bacteria build miniature factories inside themselves that turn carbon into fuel. A new study shows the bacteria organize these factories spatially, lining them up in a neat row, revealing a structural sophistication not often seen in single-celled organisms.
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